Glowing Tent Ropes to Prevent Tripping

Have you ever tripped over a tent rope in the dark? If not, chances are good you have never camped in a tent or near someone in a tent. Truth be told, tent guy lines are probably the most hazardous thing we face when we stumble outside in the middle of the night to tinkle on a tree.

The solution? Glow-in-the-dark rope! Who’d’ve thunk it?

Okay, well I’m sure some of you have seen it before because it’s apparently been around for a couple of years, but for me this is news. So chances are good most of my readers haven’t seen it before.

Amazon reviewers agree the glow doesn’t last all night long — and some of it apparently doesn’t glow at all, so buy cautiously — but the better grades of glowing tent rope also have reflective “tracers” woven in to make the cord readily evident in your flashlight’s beam even after the glow dissipates.

You can also get glowing rope tensioners and glowing tent stakes, which might retain their glow longer than the rope does. Pretty cool!

Happy hunting (and camping).

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.